Questions and Replies
31 October 2016 - NW2301
Mokgalapa, Mr S to ask the Minister of Labour
Whether any (a) internal and/or (b) external forensic reports pertaining to (i) her department and/or (ii) each entity reporting to her were completed from 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what is the (aa) name, (bb) subject matter and (cc) date of conclusion of each of the specified forensic reports?
Reply:
(a) Yes,
(b) Yes
(i)&(II) Seen attached table for details,
(aa) See accompanying table
(bb) see accompanying table
(cc) see accompanying table
31 October 2016 - NW2130
Krumbock, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
What are the full relevant details of all air charter agreements entered into between SAX and Star Air Cargo for all domestic routes in the past five financial years, in each case indicating the (a) duration, (b) reason for entering into and (c) cost implications of the specified agreements; (2) What are the relevant details of the responsibility of oversight in respect of each charter flight flown under the specified agreements? NW2444E
Reply:
1. SA Express has lease Agreements with multiple leasing companies. The preferred lease structure by the airline is Wet Lease Agreement on an ad hoc basis. One of the advantages for leasing aircraft on an ad hoc basis is that the relationship is determined by the airline’s schedule requirement at a specific time. This structure is more cost effective.
As mentioned above, there is more than one leasing company the airline has a relationship with and Star Air Cargo is one of them.
For a lease company to qualify to be in the pool of preferred vendors for aircraft to be leased to SA Express, the airline conducts internal safety audits to ensure compliance with all legislative requirements. Furthermore, the SACAA also conducts independent audits. This is done to ensure safety of the passengers is not compromised and this is in line with one of the Airline’s values.
(1)(a) South African Express has a Wet Lease Agreement on an ad hoc basis with Star Air Cargo which was signed in February 2015 and the contract expires in April 2017.
(1) (b) Star Air Cargo was engaged to mitigate the inherent challenges of an aging fleet and scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of aircraft.
(1)(c) Due to the nature of the Wet Lease Agreement, SA Express signs Non-Disclosure Agreement with respective lessors in order to protect each parties’ “Intellectual Property”.
2. Same as (1) (c) above
31 October 2016 - NW1933
Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Social Development
Whether her department provided any support to disadvantaged learners of a certain high school (name furnished) in Johannesburg in the (a) 2015 and (b) 2016 academic years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (i) was the nature of the support and (ii) are the relevant details in each of the specified academic years?
Reply:
(a), (b) No.
(i) and (ii) The reason therefore is that neither the Department nor SASSA has been made aware or approached for assistance. If the Honourable Member can furnish me with relevant details of the school and the leaners that need assistance.
The Department will liaise with the Provincial Department of Social Development to check if they have rendered any form of assistance to the school as provincial departments have their own Social Relief of Distress programmes.
31 October 2016 - NW2048
Figlan, Mr AM to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)Whether each Head of Department (HOD) of her department signed a performance agreement since their appointment; if not, (a) what is the total number of HODs who have not signed performance agreements, (b) what is the reason in each case, (c) what action has she taken to rectify the situation and (d) what consequences will the specified HOD face for failing to sign the performance agreements; if so, (i) when was the last performance assessment of each HOD conducted and (ii) what were the results in each case; (2) whether any of the HODs who failed to sign a performance agreement received a performance bonus since their appointment; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) at what rate and (b) what criteria were used to determine the specified rate; (3) whether any of the HODs who signed a performance agreement received a performance bonus since their appointment; if so, (a) at what rate and (b) what criteria were used to determine the rate?
Reply:
Whether each Head of Department (HOD) of her department signed a performance agreement since their appointment; if not, (a) what is the total number of HODs who have not signed performance agreements, (b) what is the reason in each case, (c) what action has she taken to rectify the situation and (d) what consequences will the specified HOD face for failing to sign the performance agreements; (e) if so, (i) when was the last performance assessment of each HOD conducted and (ii) what were the results in each case?
ANSWER
(a) The Director-General of Basic Education has signed and submitted a Performance agreement. The HOD of Gauteng Department of Education, the Mpumalanga Department of Education and the Acting HOD of the KZN Department of Education have signed performance agreements. Only three Provincial Education Departments have responded..
(b) Still awaiting the other Provincial Education Departments’ responses for the Minister to respond to this question.
(c) Still awaiting the other Provincial Education Departments’ responses for the Minister to respond to this question.
(d) Still awaiting the other Provincial Education Departments’ responses for the Minister to respond to this question.
(e) i. The Director-General of the Basic Education Department of Basic Education’s last assessment was conducted on 15 August 2016. The HOD of the Gauteng Department of Education’s last performance assessment was at the end of March 2016. The HOD of Mpumalanga Education Department has not been assessed for the 2015/16 financial year. No responses from the other Provincial Education Departments on this matter to date.
ii. The Director General of Basic Education Department was rated as excellent. The HOD of the Gauteng Department of Education’s performance was rated as excellent. The HOD of the Mpumalanga Education Department has not been assessed for the financial year 2015/16. No responses from the other Provincial Education Departments on this matter to date.
QUESTION 2
Whether any of the HODs who failed to sign a performance agreement received a performance bonus since their appointment; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) at what rate and (b) what criteria were used to determine the specified rate?
ANSWER
(a) No responses from the other Provincial Education Departments on this matter to date.
(b) No responses from the other Provincial Education Departments on this matter to date.
QUESTION 3
Whether any of the HODs who signed a performance agreement received a performance bonus since their appointment; if so, (a) at what rate and (b) what criteria were used to determine the rate?
ANSWER
(a) The Director-General of the Department of Basic Education had not received a performance bonus as he will be considered in the next cycle only because of his appointment in August 2015. The HOD of the Gauteng Department of Education did not receive a performance bonus for 2015/16 cycle, as he had completed a year in this position. The Acting HOD of the KZN Education department has not been assessed for the 2015/16 financial year. No responses from other Education Departments on this matter to date.
(b) No responses from the other Provincial Education Departments on this matter to date.
31 October 2016 - NW1869
Kopane, Ms SP to ask the Minister of Public Works
(1) What total amount did his department spend on the maintenance of buildings at the Nkandla homestead of the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma, from 9 May 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; (2) will his department be responsible for the continued maintenance of any buildings of the specified homestead; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works
(1) The Department of Public Works (DPW) is currently not conducting maintenance to the buildings at the homestead of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr J G Zuma, situated in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Province. As indicated in a previous reply to a similar Parliamentary question, the DPW has placed four general workers, employed on contract for three years, at the President’s homestead at Nkandla. Their main duties are to clean up and maintain the gardens at the State Domestic Facilities adjacent to the President’s homestead. These are facilities that are used mainly by the South African Police Services (SAPS). However, there has been an expense that has been incurred of R10,611.89 through the purchase of materials for maintenance work done on the VIP guard house at the homestead.
(2) The Department will be responsible for the maintenance of all security measures, which were installed in the homestead and general maintenance of all State properties; e.g. the Clinic, Pilot house and the houses for SAPS members.
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31 October 2016 - NW1896
Davis, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Public Works
With reference to his reply to question 1675 on 12 September 2016, (a) what is the name of the specified Member of the Executive Council that makes use of the specified property as an official residence, (b) from which date has the specified property been used as an official residence for the specified person, (c) what is the market value of the specified property, (d) on what date was the specified property acquired by the Government and (e) what was the total price paid for the specified property by the Government?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works:
(a) For security reasons I cannot provide the name of the Member of the Executive Council in this Parliamentary reply. I however can provide the name to the Honourable Member in confidence. Please get in touch with my office as indicated in the letterhead. Information relating to addresses of Members of the Executive is considered as confidential for purposes of making it easy for the South African Police Service to provide an unfettered protection service to the office bearers.
(b) The occupant started to use the specified residence in April 2010.
(c) The market value of the specified property is currently R8 000 000.00.
(d) The specified property was acquired by the Government on 24 December 2009.
(e) The total price paid for the property is R6 270 000.00.
31 October 2016 - NW1778
Davis, Mr GR to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)With reference to her reply to oral question 117 on 26 August 2016, (a) when will she introduce Bills to amend the (i) SA Schools Act, Act 84 of 1996, as amended and (ii) Employment of Educators Act, Act 76 of 1998, as amended and (b) why has there been a delay in amending the specified legislations; (2) where can the draft Bill referred to in the specified reply be accessed?
Reply:
(1)(a)(i)(ii) Before the publication thereof for public comment, I deemed it necessary to present the Bill to some stakeholders, which included School Governing Body Associations and Education Sector Unions. Some of these stakeholders commented on the Bill during the presentations, and some subsequently provided the Department with written comments on the Bill. After all the options had been weighed up, it was decided that the comments submitted by these stakeholders should be considered and, where there was merit, incorporated into the draft Bill before the Bill is published for public comment.
The Bill must further be subjected to the Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS). This is a new requirement that was introduced by the Presidency this year for all new legislation and policy as well as amendments to existing legislation and policy.
(b) Some of the recommendations in the Ministerial Task team report that require legislative changes are still being considered and is subjected to a sector intensive internal review such as consultation with key stakeholders in the sector.
(2) The Bill is still an internal document.
31 October 2016 - NW2146
Hoosen, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
With reference to his reply to question 1007 on 25 April 2016, what are the full details of the exceptional circumstances under which he granted citizenship to certain persons (names and details furnished)?
Reply:
Section 5(9) of the South African Citizenship, 1995 (Act No. 88 of 1995) (‘the Citizenship Act”) stipulates that the Minister may under exceptional circumstances grant a certificate of naturalisation as a South African citizen to an applicant who does not comply with the requirements of subsection (1)(c) relating to the residence or ordinary residence in the Republic. Furthermore, subsequent to the refusal of an application for naturalisation, an applicant may approach the Minister and submit a motivation containing material information for consideration as to the existence of exceptional circumstances justifying the granting of citizenship by means of naturalisation.
Mr Gupta and family submitted their motivation which presented exceptional circumstances for the consideration of the applications. This included presenting the company Oakbay Investments (Pty) Ltd which has interests in various sectors such as media, information technology, real estate, mining and related activities. The supporting documents submitted included the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) company registration, as well as the formal registration and shareholding coupled with tax payments to and registration with the South African Revenue Services (SARS). The company also submitted supporting documents reflecting employment of approximately 7000 permanent employees.
The fact that Mr Gupta and family contribute to the economy of South Africa, provided substantive grounds for consideration of their application for naturalisation under exceptional circumstances as stipulated in section 5(9) of the Citizenship Act.
31 October 2016 - NW2151
Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether any tenders have been awarded by the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality for fleet maintenance since 1 July 2016; if so, (a) when was each such tender awarded, (b) what were the (i) names and (ii) amounts tendered by each successful bidder, (c) what criteria were used to award the specified tenders, (d) how many bidders were considered for each of the specified tenders and (e) on what basis was each successful bidder awarded the specified tenders?
Reply:
The response below was provided by the municipality:
Question |
Responses |
Whether any tenders have been awarded by the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality for fleet maintenance since 1 July 2016; |
No tender for fleet maintenance has been awarded by the municipality since 01 July 2016. |
(a) when was each tender awarded |
Not applicable |
(b) what were the (i) names and (ii) amounts tendered by each successful bidder |
Not applicable |
(c) what criteria were used to award the specified tenders, |
Not applicable |
(d) how many bidders were considered for each of the specified tenders |
Not applicable |
(e) On what basis was each successful bidder awarded the specified tenders? |
Not applicable |
31 October 2016 - NW2167
Cassim, Mr Y to ask the Minister of Labour
With reference to her reply to question 1434 on 11 July 2016, what were the findings with regard to the structural damage?
Reply:
With reference to her reply to question 1434 on 11 July 2016, what were the findings with regard to the structural damage? NW2487E
Investigation that was conducted on 21/10/2016 in Kempton Park at Edleen Primary School situated on corner of Klipspringer and Parklands drive in Ester Park. The inspector conducted an inspection at the above mentioned primary school at which there was a complaint of structural damage to the building. The main block, housing the boys toilets, have been locked due to a crack on the wall. Housekeeping of the store rooms in the classes is not being maintained and majority of classes have roof leaks. The inspectors were accompanied by the deputy principal Mr Ryno Rheeder and an employee, Mr Kennedy Ramoshaba, during the Inspection. Due to roof leaks, ceilings in various areas are no longer in a good condition. Toilet facilities were recently renovated and are in good condition, however, four of the toilets demarcated for the school boys are not in use due to cracks in the wall. There are five classes containing possible asbestos related material being used that are not in a good condition, the alleged asbestos walls are however painted, thus limiting the possible risk. The school needs to prioritise the assessment of those five classes containing alleged asbestos material. The School has been requested to furnish the inspector with an action plan that will be communicated to all the relevant stakeholders. A Contravention Notice has been issued relating to matters of non compliance. A follow up will be conducted in 30 November 2016 due to the fact that schools will be closed for December holidays.
28 October 2016 - NW1745
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of labour
Whether she has conducted an investigation into allegations that staff members of the Port Elizabeth Labour Office are (a) claiming stress leave while working on their own businesses (b) being paid for sick leave for numerous years while processing unemployment insurance fund applications incorrectly and/or ( c) using any stale resources to conduct private business; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, (i) what is the current status of each specified investigation (ii) what were the outcomes of each completed investigation and (iii) what are the further relevant details?
Reply:
(a) Yes
(b) Yes
(c) Yes
(i) Investigations in all respect on-going
(ii) Outcomes are pending
(iii) None
28 October 2016 - NW2144
Mackay, Mr G to ask the Minister of Energy
(1)(a) What is the value in rand of each contract awarded for the (i) Ingerop: Economic Impact of Localisation of Nuclear New Build Programme, (ii) Nathan Gift Nhlapho Incorporated: Feasibility Study on Effective Independence of the National Nuclear Regulator, (iii) Nathan Gift Nhlapho Incorporated: Requirements, Considerations and Necessary Arrangements by the Government in Order for South Africa to Accede to One of the IAEA Nuclear Liability Conventions, (iv) Zimkile Consulting: The Development of Training Programme of First Responders for Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies and (v) University of Pretoria: A Detailed Financing Model for the Radioactive Waste Management Fund documents, (b) which of her department’s budgets were used in each case and (c) in which financial years respectively; (2) whether she will furnish Mr. G Mackay with a copy of each of the (a) tender and (b) bid award documents; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, by what date?
Reply:
(1)(a) Please see table below:
Contract |
Value (ZAR) |
Financial Year |
Budget |
((i) Ingerop: Economic Impact of Localisation of Nuclear New Build Programme |
6 137 820 |
2013/14 |
BAS Item: GOODS AND SERVICES: CONS/PROF:BUSINESS&ADVISORY SERV, Programme: Nuclear |
(ii) Nathan Gift Nhlapho Incorporated: Feasibility Study on Effective Independence of the National Nuclear Regulator |
469 752 |
2013/14 |
|
((iii) Nathan Gift Nhlapho Incorporated: Requirements, Considerations and Necessary Arrangements by the Government in Order for South Africa to Accede to One of the IAEA Nuclear Liability Conventions, |
496 960 |
2015/16 |
|
(iv) Zimkile Consulting: The Development of Training Programme of First Responders for Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies |
469 115 |
2016/17 |
|
1 324 680 |
2015/16 |
2 (a) Tender documents for each are available online with the following tender numbers, (i) Ingerop: Economic Impact of Localisation of Nuclear New Build Programme DOE/024/2013/14, (ii) Nathan Gift Nhlapho Incorporated: Feasibility Study on Effective Independence of the National Nuclear Regulator RFQ/005/2016/17, (iii) Nathan Gift Nhlapho Incorporated: Requirements, Considerations and Necessary Arrangements by the Government in Order for South Africa to Accede to One of the IAEA Nuclear Liability Conventions RFQ/004/2015/16, (iii) Zimkile Consulting: The Development of Training Programme of First Responders for Nuclear and Radiological Emergencies RFQ/006/2016/17, (v) University of Pretoria: A Detailed Financing Model for the Radioactive Waste Management Fund documents DOE/007/2015/16
www.energy.gov.za Bids Closed Bids
(b) The Bid Award Documents (Contract) are confidential commercial information
28 October 2016 - NW2062
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Labour
Human Resource Management (1) Whether each Head of Department (HOD) of her department signed a performance agreement since their appointment; if no!, (a) what is the total number of HODs who have not signed performance agreements, (b) what is the reason in each case, (c) what action has she taken to rectify the situation and (d) what consequences will the specified HOD face for failing to sign the performance agreements; if so, (i) when was the last performance assessment of each HOD conducted and (ii) what were the results in each case; (2) whether any of the HODs who failed to sign a performance agreement received a performance bonus since their appointment; if not, what Is the position in this regard; if so, (a).at what rate and (b) what criteria were used to determine the specified rate; (3) whether any of the HODs who signed a performance agreement received a performance bonus since their appointment; if so, (a) at what rate and (b) what criteria were used lo determine the rate? NW2373E
Reply:
Response regarding Performance Management of the Head of Department of labour (HOD)
1. (a) None
(i) 2015116
(ii) Satisfactory
2. None;
3. None
28 October 2016 - NW2147
Ollis, Mr IM to ask the Minister of Labour
(1) (a) Why did her department's expenditure on advertising increase by R11 million from the 2014-15 to the 2015-16 financial year and {b) what is the detailed breakdown of the specified expenditure;
Reply:
(a) The increase in expenditure in the 2015/16 financial year was mainly as a result of an increase of advertising for awareness campaigns in respect of Labour Laws.
(b)
PURPOSE |
PAYMENTS RO GCIS |
Campaign: Employment Equity Awards |
1,240,969.63 |
Campaign: Employment Equity Phase 2 |
662,754.96 |
Campaign: Child Labour |
1,199,876.44 |
Campaign: Employment Equity Road Shows |
907,578.84 |
Campaign: Domestic Worker Increases |
495,083.45 |
Campaign: Domestic Wage Increases |
327,121.77 |
Campaign: Domestic Wage Increases |
230,033.30 |
Campaign: Farm Worker Wage Increases |
152,047.04 |
Campaign: Farm Workers Wage Increases |
2,194,133.55 |
Campaign: Domestic Wage Increase |
3,093,239.20 |
Campaign: Employment Equity awards |
137,756.87 |
Campaign: Labour Law Amendments |
374,806.60 |
Total |
11,015,401.65 |
(2) Why did her department's operating lease increase by R34, 6 million from the 2014-15 to the 2015-16 financial year?
Response
The reason for the increase is attributed to the outstanding lease payments lo the Department of Public Works; which were paid during the 2015/16 financial year after the Department of Public Works and my Department performed a reconciliation of the account
28 October 2016 - NW2183
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)(a) What are the vacancy rates for support staff for schools for learners with special educational needs (LSEN) that have boarding facilities in each district and (b) by what date will each of the specified vacancies at the boarding facilities be filled; (2) (a) what are the vacancy rates for (i) psychologists, (ii) speech therapists, (iii) occupational therapists, (iv) physiotherapists and (v) nurses at each school for LSEN in each district of each province and (b) by what date will each of the specified vacancies be filled; (3) how many teacher training centres are training teachers through the Funza Lushaka bursary scheme in schools for LSEN in each district of each province?
Reply:
1. (a) What are the vacancy rates for support staff for schools for learners with special educational needs (LSEN) that have boarding facilities in each district and (b) by what date will each of the specified vacancies at the boarding facilities be filled;
(1) (a) and (b) The information requested is not routinely collected at a national level. A request has been sent to Provincial Education Departments for the information. It is, however, suggested that the information be sought through a Member of the Provincial Legislature as basic education is a concurrent competency.
(2) (a) What are the vacancy rates for (i) psychologists, (ii) speech therapists, (iii) occupational therapists, (iv) physiotherapists and (v) nurses at each school for LSEN in each district of each province and (b) by what date will each of the specified vacancies be filled;
(a), (i) (ii), (iii), (vi), and (v); and (b). The information requested is not routinely collected at a national level. A request has been sent to Provincial Education Departments for the information. It is, however, suggested that the information be sought through a Member of the Provincial Legislature as basic education is a concurrent competency.
(3) How many teacher training centres are training teachers through the Funza Lushaka bursary scheme in schools for LSEN in each district of each province?
(3) The Funza Lushaka bursary is being offered at 24 public Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) offering Initial Teacher Education programmes such as the Bachelor in Education (B Ed) or Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). Public HEIs do not train teachers specifically for LSEN schools. However, the Policy on the Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications (2015) requires all B Ed and PGCE graduates to be knowledgeable about inclusive education and skilled in identifying and addressing barriers to learning, as well as in curriculum differentiation to address the needs of individual learners within a grade.
28 October 2016 - NW2071
James, Ms LV to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1) Whether each Head of Department (HOD) of her department signed a performance agreement since their appointment; if not, (a) what is the total number of HODs who have not signed performance agreements, (b) what is the reason in each case, (c) what action has she taken to rectify the situation and (d) what consequences will the specified HOD face for failing to sign the performance agreements; if so, (i) when was the last performance assessment of each HOD conducted and (ii) what were the results in each case; (2) whether any of the HODs who failed to sign a performance agreement received a performance bonus since their appointment; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) at what rate and (b) what criteria were used to determine the specified rate; (3) whether any of the HODs who signed a performance agreement received a performance bonus since their appointment; if so, (a) at what rate and (b) what criteria were used to determine the rate?
Reply:
(1) Yes. The Acting DG has signed the Performance Agreement. I would like to inform the Honourable Member that HODs sign Performance Agreements with provincial MECs not the Minister and the question must therefore be directed to them.
(a)(b)(c) (d)(i)(ii) Not Applicable
(2)(a)(b) Not Applicable
(3) (a)(b) Not Applicable
28 October 2016 - NW2143
Mackay, Mr G to ask the Minister of Energy
(1)(a) What is the value in rand of each contract awarded for the (i) Ingerop: Cost of Nuclear Power, (ii) KPMG: Procurement Framework, (iii) Ingerop: Owner-Operator and Financing Structures, (iv) Deloitte: Finance Options Models Solutions and (v) Deloitte: Deferred Return on Government Investor Approach documents, (b) which of her department’s budgets were used in each case and (c) in which financial years respectively; (2) whether she will furnish Mr G Mackay with a copy of each of the (a) tender and (b) bid award documents; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, by what date?
Reply:
(1)(a) Please see table below:
Contract |
Value (ZAR) |
Financial Year |
Budget |
(i) Ingerop: Cost of Nuclear Power |
1 005 460 |
2013/14 |
BAS Item: GOODS AND SERVICES: CONS/PROF:BUSINESS&ADVISORY SERV, Programme: Nuclear |
(ii) KPMG: Procurement Framework |
907 708 |
2012/13 |
|
(iii) Ingerop: Owner-Operator and Financing Structures |
3 601 934 |
2012/13 |
|
(iv) Deloitte: Finance Options Models Solutions |
4 250 000 |
2014/15 |
|
(v) Deloitte: Deferred Return on Government Investor Approach documents |
995 334 |
2014/15 |
2 (a) Tender documents for each are available online with the following tender numbers, (i) Ingerop: Cost of Nuclear Power DOE/001/2013/14, (ii) KPMG: Procurement Framework RFQ/008/2012/13, (iii) Ingerop: Owner-Operator and Financing Structures DOE/006/2012/13, (iv) Deloitte: Finance Options Models Solutions DOE/012/2013/14 (v) Deloitte: Deferred Return on Government Investor Approach documents BAC-54/14, www.energy.gov.za Bids Closed Bids
(b) The Bid Award Documents (Contract) are confidential commercial information
28 October 2016 - NW2117
Ntlangwini, Ms EN to ask the Minister of Social Development
In light of her department’s budget report which reflects a saving of more than R1 billion due to lower than anticipated social grants that were paid out, (a) how many people are intended to be social grant recipients but are not on the system to receive grants, (b) why are they not on the system and (c) what steps will she take to ensure that every person that must receive a social grant is in the system and duly receives the grant?
Reply:
(a) Each year grant projections are done by the Department of Social Development together the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and National Treasury. These projections are based on a number of factors, including historical trends and micro-simulation which takes into account the demographics and economic circumstances of the country. The Department had targeted some 16.97 million beneficiaries across all grants for the 2015/16 financial year and reached 16.83 million beneficiaries, which is 99.1% of its projected target.
(b) SASSA is successfully meeting its targets. The 140 thousand difference between those projected and those reached falls within the 1% margin of error that the Department had set itself during the financial year for the projections. Similarly, more than 99% of the total R130 billion social grants budget was utilised, resulting in the R1 billion savings (which is less than 0.77%).
(c) In addition to the very vast footprint of SASSA which comprises of 389 offices and 1 163 service offices across the country, the following initiatives aim to ensure that every citizen has access to social grants. These include:
- The Department of Social Development together with SASSA and the National Development Agency implement the Mikondzo programme. This programme focuses on taking all social development programmes to the people, through engagement with communities. This programme includes door-to-door interventions to identify and assist any citizens who could qualify for services, including social grants.
- The ICROP programme. This is a planned outreach programme where SASSA services are taken to areas which are under-serviced or where the distance to the nearest SASSA office is very far. This ensures that everyone has access to SASSA services
- The Regulations to the Social Assistance Act, 2004 were amended in 2008, to allow for applications for social grants to be taken for citizens who do not have identity documents or birth certificates for the children under their care.
- SASSA has a programme which focuses on the uptake of child support grants for children aged between 0 – 1 years of age. This is done as all research has indicated that the earlier the child support grant is paid, the better the long term benefits for the child.
- Communication programmes are constantly run to publicise the requirements for social grants, in particular the requirements of the means test.
28 October 2016 - NW2027
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Prof B Bozzoli (DA) to ask the Minister of labour.
What formal qualifications does each of her department's (a)(i) Chief Financial Officers and/or (ii) acting Chief Financial Officers and (b)(i) Directors-General and/or (ii) acting Directors-General possess?
Reply:
(a)(i) Chief Financial Officers
Department and Funds |
Qualifications |
|
Bachelor of Accounting Science |
Honours in Accounting and Finance |
|
|
Bachelor of Accounting Science |
Honours in Business Administration |
|
|
Bachelor of Accounting Science |
Honours Bachelor of Commerce |
|
Qualified as a Charted Accountant (SA) |
(b) (i) Director General
Department and Funds |
Qualifications |
|
National Diploma in Chemical Engineering |
Bachelor of Technology Degree in Chemical Engineering |
|
Bachelor of Technology Degree in Environmental Health |
|
Masters Degree in Business Leadership (MBL) |
|
28 October 2016 - NW2188
Matsepe, Mr CD to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(a) How many (i) schools for children with special educational needs, (ii) schools for the visually impaired and (iii) schools for the hearing impaired received a budget for transport in each district of each province in the (aa) 2013-14, (bb) 2014-15 and (cc) 2015-16 financial years and (b) what amounts were allocated in each case?
Reply:
The information has been requested from all the nine (9) Provincial Education Departments and will be provided as a soon as it is received. It is however, suggested that the information be sought through a Member of the Provincial Legislature as basic education is a concurrent competency.
28 October 2016 - NW2094
Mackay, Mr G to ask the Minister of Human Settlements
What amount did (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her spend on advertising on the (i) Africa News Network 7 channel, (ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation (aa) television channels and (bb) radio stations, (iii) national commercial radio stations and (iv) community (aa) television and (bb) radio stations (aaa) in the 2015-16 financial year and (bbb) since 1 April 2016?
Reply:
(i)Africa News Network 7 Channel:
(a) Department of Human Settlements
|
(aaa) 2015-2016 |
(bbb) since 1 April 2016 |
Human Settlements |
R000.000 |
R000.000 |
TOTAL |
NIL |
NIL |
(b) Entities
|
(aaa) 2015-2016 |
(bbb) since 1 April 2016 |
EAAB |
NIL |
NIL |
HDA |
NIL |
NIL |
NURCHA |
NIL |
NIL |
NHFC |
NIL |
NIL |
RHLF |
NIL |
NIL |
CSOS |
NIL |
NIL |
NHBRC |
NIL |
NIL |
SHRA |
NIL |
NIL |
(ii)SABC Television
Department of Human Settlements
|
(aaa) 2015-2016 |
(bbb) since 1 April 2016 |
Human Settlements |
NIL |
NIL |
Entities
|
(aaa) 2015-2016 |
(bbb) since 1 April 2016 |
HDA |
NIL |
NIL |
NURCHA |
NIL |
NIL |
NHFC |
NIL |
NIL |
RHLF |
NIL |
NIL |
CSOS |
NIL |
NIL |
NHBRC |
NIL |
R1 193 607.36 |
SHRA |
NIL |
NIL |
TOTAL |
NIL |
R1 193 607.36 |
(bb)SABC Radio:
Department of Human Settlements:
|
(aaa) 2015-2016 |
(bbb) since 1 April 2016 |
Human Settlements |
NIL
|
Umhlobo Wenene FM Willowdene Project launch2016 R64 685.88
Umhlobo Wenene FM National intervention into Nelson Mandela Bay R300 719.00 |
Entities
|
(aaa) 2015-2016 |
(bbb) since 1 April 2016 |
HDA |
NIL |
Umhlobo Wenene FM R300 719.00 |
NURCHA |
NIL |
Ukhozi FM and Thobela FM R 64,432.80 |
NHFC |
NIL |
NIL |
RALF |
NIL |
NIL |
CSOS |
NIL |
NIL |
NHBRC |
R969 046.74 |
R 2 315 789.64 |
SHRA |
NIL |
NIL |
(iii)National Commercial Radio Stations:
Department of Human Settlements
|
(aaa) 2015-2016 |
(bbb) since 1 April 2016 |
Human Settlements |
Talk Radio 702 4.3 Million housing opportunities R692 648.00
SA FM 4.3 Million housing opportunities R132 750.00
Metro FM 4.3 Million housing opportunities R336 200.00 |
Entities
|
(aaa) 2015-2016 |
(bbb) since 1 April 2016 |
EAAB |
NIL |
NIL |
HDA |
NIL |
NIL |
NURCHA |
NIL |
NIL |
NHFC |
NIL |
NIL |
RALF |
NIL |
NIL |
CSOS |
NIL |
NIL |
NHBRC |
NIL |
NIL |
SHRA |
NIL |
NIL |
(iv)Community:
(aa)Television
DHS
|
(aaa) 2015-2016 |
(bbb) since 1 April 2016 |
Human Settlements |
NIL |
|
Entities
|
(aaa) 2015-2016 |
(bbb) since 1 April 2016 |
EAAB |
NIL |
NIL |
HDA |
NIL |
NIL |
NURCHA |
NIL |
NIL |
NHFC |
NIL |
NIL |
RALF |
NIL |
NIL |
CSOS |
NIL |
NIL |
NHBRC |
NIL |
NIL |
SHRA |
NIL |
NIL |
(bb)Radio Stations:
DHS
|
(aaa) 2015-2016 |
(bbb) since 1 April 2016 |
Human Settlements |
Campus Bay FM Communication and Marketing areas for rapid response R29 800.00
Kingfisher FM Communication and Marketing areas for rapid response R29 800.00
Campus Bay FM Communication and Marketing areas for rapid response R6000.00
Radio Zibonele N2 Gateway handover R12 000.00 |
UMgungundlovu FM Presidential Imbizo on rural housing programme-KZN R48 900.00
Nkqubela FM National intervention into Nelson Mandela Bay Campaign R30 840.00
|
Entities
|
(aaa) 2015-2016 |
(bbb) since 1 April 2016 |
HDA |
Bay FM and Nkqubela FM |
R104124.00 |
NURCHA |
OFM |
R5,694.30 |
NHFC |
NIL |
NIL |
RALF |
NIL |
NIL |
CSOS |
NIL |
NIL |
NHBRC |
R248 195.72 |
R102 935.00 |
SHRA |
NIL |
NIL |
28 October 2016 - NW2140
Macpherson, Mr DW to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
Whether certain Russian nationals (names furnished) entered the Republic (a) in the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13, (iii) 2013-14, (iv) 2014-15 and (v) 2015-16 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2016; if so, (aa) what was the nature of each of the specified persons’ visit and (bb) how long did each visit last?
Reply:
Due to insufficient information provided regarding the referred nationals above, I am unable to determine with complete accuracy the movement of such persons. Details such as passport numbers and related information will be crucial to determine if these individuals entered the Republic and the nature of their visits.
28 October 2016 - NW1707
Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of labour
Whether Mr CDS Hunt's (ID number 641019m 515 6083) death claim lodged with the Compensation Commissioner (Claim Number G/84654/1/000305752/14) on 23 May 2014 has been finalised; if not, (a) why not, (bl what is the current status of the specified claim and (cl by when will the specified claim be finalised; if so, on what date was the (i) specified claim finalised, (ii) wife of the deceased informed of the finalisation of the specified claim and (iii) any compensation clue paid over to the wife of the deceased? NW1953E
Reply:
The claim has been finalized
(a) Not applicable,
(b) Finalized and
(c) Finalized on 20 October 2016;
(i) Claim finalized on 10 October 2016
(ii) Yes and
(iii) Yes
28 October 2016 - NW2165
America, Mr D to ask the Minister of labour
Whether the specified inspection at the Chloorkop Primary School was conducted since her reply to question 1435 on 24 May 2016; if not, why not; if so, what were the findings of the specified investigation? NW2485E
Reply:
1. Yes
(i) None compliance with certain provisions of the Asbestos Regulations
28 October 2016 - NW2189
Matsepe, Mr CD to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)(a) How many (i) schools for learners with special educational needs, (ii) schools for the visually impaired and (iii) schools for the hearing impaired did not receive a budget for transport in each district of each province in the (aa) 2013-14, (bb) 2014-15 and (cc) 2015-16 financial years and (b) what amount did each of the specified schools spend on its own transport in each of the specified financial years; (2) how many of the scholar transport modes used by the schools are equipped to (a) cater for the needs of the learners and (b) ensure that qualified educators accompany the specified learners on the trips from and to their respective homes?
Reply:
The information has been requested from all the nine (9) Provincial Education Departments and will be provided as a soon as it is received. It is, however, suggested that the information be sought through a Member of the Provincial Legislature as basic education is a concurrent competency.
28 October 2016 - NW2097
Macpherson, Mr DW to ask the Minister of Labour
What amount did (a) her department and (b) each entity reporting to her spend on advertising on the (I) Africa News Network 7 channel, (ii) SA Broadcasting Corporation (aa) television channels and (bb) radio stations, (iii) national commercial radio stations and (iv) community (aa) television and (bb) radio stations (aaa) in the 2015c16 financial year and (bbb) since 1 April 2016? NW2408E
Reply:
28 October 2016 - NW2145
Mackay, Mr G to ask the Minister of Energy
(1)(a) What was the value in rand of the contracts awarded for the (i) Mzansi Energy Solutions and Innovations Pty: Feasibility Study on the withdrawal of Safeguards Function from NECSA, (ii) Mahlako-A-Phahla Investments (with sub-contracting to certain companies (details furnished): Pre-Procurement Readiness Assessment and (iii) Empire Technology: Programme Management System, (b) which department’s budgets were used in each case and (c) in which financial years respectively; (2) whether she will furnish Mr G Mackay with a copy of each of the specified (a) tender and (b) bid award documents; if not, in each
Reply:
(1)(a) Please see table below:
Contract |
Value (ZAR) |
Financial Year |
Budget |
(i) Mzansi Energy Solutions and Innovations Pty: Feasibility Study on the withdrawal of Safeguards Function from NECSA, |
499 780 |
2015/16 |
BAS Item: GOODS AND SERVICES: CONS/PROF:BUSINESS&ADVISORY SERV, Programme: Nuclear |
(ii)Mahlako-A-Phahla Investments (with sub-contracting to certain companies (details furnished): Pre-Procurement Readiness Assessment |
20 174 424 |
2016/17 |
|
(iii) Empire Technology: Programme Management System |
171 000 000 |
2016/17 |
2 (a) Tender documents for each are available online with the following tender numbers (i) Mnzansi Energy Solutions and Innovations Pty: Feasibility Study on the withdrawal of Safeguards Function from NECSA RFQ/001/2015/16, (ii) Mahlako-A-Phahla Investments (with sub-contracting to certain companies (details furnished): Pre-Procurement Readiness Assessment RFQ/002/2016/17 & Empire Technology: Programme Management System BAC-10/16 and (iii) Empire Technology: Programme Management System BAC-10/16.
www.energy.gov.za Bids Closed Bids
(b) The Bid Award Documents (Contract) are confidential commercial information
28 October 2016 - NW2141
Macpherson, Mr DW to ask the Minister of Home Affairs
Whether certain Russian nationals (names furnished) entered the Republic (a) in the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13, (iii) 2013-14, (iv) 2014-15 and (v) 2015-16 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2016; if so, (aa) what was the nature of each of the specified persons’ visit and (bb) how long did each visit last?
Reply:
Due to insufficient information provided regarding the referred nationals above, I am unable to determine with complete accuracy the movement of such persons. Details such as passport numbers and related information will be crucial to determine if these individuals entered the Republic and the nature of their visits.
28 October 2016 - NW2036
Chance, Mr R to ask the Minister of Social Development
What formal qualifications does each of her department’s (a)(i) Chief Financial Officers and/or (ii) acting Chief Financial Officers and (b)(i) Directors-General and/or (ii) acting Directors-General possess?
Reply:
(a)(i) The Chief Financial Officer possesses a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, Post graduate Diploma in Business Administration and Masters in Business Administration Degree.
(b)(ii) The acting Director-General possesses a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Public Administration and Master of Philosophy Degree.
28 October 2016 - NW1660
Wilson, Ms ER to ask the Minister of Social Development
(a) What was the purpose of her attendance at the 45th Annual Rainbow Push Coalition conference held in Chicago, United States of America, from 28 June 2016 to 2 July 2016, (b) (i) who accompanied her on the specified trip and (ii) why did each of the specified persons accompany her, (c) what was the total cost of the specified trip and (d) where did (i) she and (ii) each person accompanying her stay?
Reply:
The South African delegation attended the 45th Annual Rainbow Push Coalition Convention upon Ministerial invitation by Reverend Jesse Jackson, a founder and President of the Rainbow Push Coalition. It must remembered that Rev Jackson is one of the human rights activists who contributed immensely to the liberation struggle in Africa, and South Africa in particular.
The 45th Session of the conference provided a unique platform for the South African delegation to learn international best practices in respect of various social development areas such as racial, social and economic justice and social cohesion. Others includes strategies to address homelessness, the scourge of alcohol and substance abuse; violence against women and children, particularly in African American communities, youth development and improvement of access to education for disadvantaged communities. The delegation interacted and exchange ideas with young men and women from different countries including African Americans and the Diaspora.
(b) (i) The delegation was comprised as follows:
- Ms Bathabile Dlamini, MP Honorable Minister of Social Development;
- Ms Constance Nxumalo Deputy Director-General: Welfare Services;
- Mr Oupa Ramachela Acting Deputy Director-General: Corporate Services;
- Mr Abram Phahlamohlaka: Chief of Staff
- Ms Mamokoena Mefolo: Director: Protocol Services.
(b) (ii) The two Deputy Directors-General provided support to the Minister on substantive issues while the Chief of Staff provided speech writing and administrative expertise to the Minister and the Director: Protocol Services provided both the secretariat and protocol support services.
(c) The cost came out of the Ministry budget. In an effort to contain the expenditure for international travel, particularly given the weak rand-dollar exchange rate, the Minister and the delegation utilised a cheaper airline and accommodation recommended by the Mission. The total cost of inclusive of airline tickets for the Minister and delegation, accommodation and ground transport was R547 413.19.
(d) The Minister and the entire delegation were accommodated at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, which is the hotel where the conference was held. The hotel rates for all delegates were negotiated by the conference organisers, the Rainbow Push Coalition.
28 October 2016 - NW2185
Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)How many (a) educators are appointed at each school for (i) hearing impaired, (ii) visually impaired and/or (iii) autistic learners in each district of each province and (b) of the specified educators are appropriately qualified to teach in (i) braille and (ii) sign language; (2) whether any of the specified schools have the services of (a) speech, (b) occupational and/or (c) physiotherapists; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. How many (a) educators are appointed at each school for (i) hearing impaired, (ii) visually impaired and/or (iii) autistic learners in each district of each province and (b) of the specified educators are appropriately qualified to teach in (i) braille and (ii) sign language;
- (a) (i), (ii), (iii)
Region |
School |
Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
Blind |
Deaf |
Deaf/Blind Disabled |
Hard of Hearing |
EASTERN CAPE |
183 |
105 |
129 |
382 |
175 |
|
BIZANA DISTRICT OFFICE |
ZAMOKUHLE SPECIAL |
22 |
22 |
|||
EAST LONDON |
ARCADIA SPECIAL |
18 |
18 |
|||
KHAYALETHU SPECIAL |
18 |
18 |
||||
PARKLAND SPECIAL SCHOOL |
25 |
25 |
||||
VUKUHAMBE SPECIALCAP |
19 |
19 |
||||
GRAHAMSTOWN |
KUYASA SCHOOL FOR SEVERELY MENTALY HANDCAPP |
13 |
13 |
|||
KING WILLIAM'S TOWN |
FUNDISA SPECIAL SCHOOL |
20 |
20 |
20 |
||
ST PATRICK SPECIAL |
18 |
18 |
18 |
|||
ST THOMAS SPECIAL |
33 |
33 |
||||
LUSIKISIKI |
SIGCAU SPECIAL SCHOOL:LUSIKISIKI |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
|
MALUTI |
SIVE SPECIAL SCHOOL |
12 |
12 |
|||
MTHATHA |
EFATA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND : UMTATA* |
62 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
|
PORT ELIZABETH |
CAPE RECEIFE SPECIAL SCHOOL |
32 |
32 |
32 |
||
KHANYISA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND |
21 |
21 |
||||
PROTEA PLACE OF SAFETY |
8 |
8 |
||||
REUBIN BIRIN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF |
14 |
14 |
||||
QUMBU |
TSOLO SPECIAL SCHL |
23 |
23 |
|||
STERKSPRUIT |
ALIWAL NORTH TECH ORIENT.SCHOOL |
16 |
16 |
|||
FREE STATE |
395 |
126 |
135 |
454 |
323 |
|
FREE STATE: EDUCATION |
AMARI SPECIAL SCHOOL |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
|
BARTIMEA SPECIALISED SCHOOL |
56 |
56 |
56 |
|||
BOITUMELONG SPECIALISED SCHOOL |
49 |
49 |
||||
CAREL DU TOIT SPECIAL SCHOOL |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|||
FAKKEL SPECIAL SCHOOL |
33 |
33 |
33 |
|||
JOHAN SLABBERT SPECIAL SCHOOL |
26 |
26 |
26 |
|||
LEBONENG SPECIAL SCHOOL SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAP |
26 |
26 |
||||
LETTIE FOUCHE SPECIAL SCHOOL |
24 |
24 |
24 |
|||
MALUTI HOOGLANDSKOOL |
33 |
33 |
33 |
|||
MARTIE DU PLESSIS SPECIAL SCHOOL |
56 |
56 |
56 |
|||
PHOLOHO SPECIAL SCHOOL |
49 |
49 |
49 |
|||
THIBOLOHA BLIND AND DEAF SCHOOL |
47 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
|
TSWELLANG SPECIALISED SCHOOL |
29 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
||
GAUTENG |
1 571 |
457 |
1 037 |
3 588 |
2 520 |
|
D3 TSWANE NORTH |
TN: PHELANG SPECIAL SCHOOL |
10 |
10 |
|||
TW: BETHESDA SPECIAL SCHOOL |
16 |
16 |
||||
EN: EKURHULENI NORTH INSTITUTION |
EN: ACTONVILLE TRAINING CENTRE |
38 |
38 |
|||
EN: BELVEDERESKOOL |
52 |
52 |
52 |
|||
EN: CON AMORESKOOL - SCHOOL |
32 |
32 |
32 |
|||
EN: ELANDSPARKSKOOL |
54 |
54 |
54 |
|||
EN: ITHEMBALIHLE SCHOOL |
29 |
29 |
29 |
|||
EN: KEMPTON PANORAMASKOOL |
45 |
45 |
45 |
|||
EN: USIZO LWETHU |
26 |
26 |
26 |
|||
ES: EKURHULENI SOUTH INSTITUTION |
ES: EKURHULENI SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF |
31 |
31 |
31 |
||
ES: EZIBELENI SCHOOL─FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED CHILD |
28 |
28 |
||||
ES: ISIPHO SETHU SCHOOL |
48 |
48 |
48 |
|||
ES: SCH OF ACHIEV/PRESTASIESKOOL |
57 |
57 |
||||
ES: ZIMELENI SCHOOL |
31 |
31 |
||||
JE: ST VINCENT SCHOOL |
1 |
1 |
||||
GE: GAUTENG EAST INSTITUTIONS |
GE: DR WK DU PLESSIS SKOOL. |
40 |
40 |
40 |
||
GE: FELICITAS SCHOOL |
44 |
44 |
44 |
|||
GE: MATSHEDISO SCHOOL |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
||
GE: MURIEL BRANDSKOOL |
39 |
39 |
39 |
|||
GE: PHELANG SCHOOL |
32 |
32 |
32 |
|||
GE: PROTEASKOOL-SCHOOL |
39 |
39 |
39 |
|||
GN: GAUTENG NORTH INSTITUTIONS |
GN: PROTERM LSEN SCHOOL |
8 |
8 |
|||
GW: GAUTENG WEST INSTITUTIONS |
GW: BOITEKO PRIMARY SCHOOL |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
|
GW: ITIRELENG SCHOOL FOR SEVERLY MANTALLY HANDICAP |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
||
GW: ITUMELENG SCHOOL FOR SEVERLY MENTALLY HANDICAP |
21 |
21 |
21 |
|||
GW: PRO-PRACTICUM SCHOOL |
49 |
49 |
||||
GW: ROTARA SKOOL |
15 |
15 |
15 |
|||
GW: WESTRANDSIE SKOOL-WEST RAND SCHOOL |
29 |
29 |
29 |
|||
JC: JOHANNESBURG CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS |
JC: ADELAIDE TAMBO SCHOOL |
37 |
37 |
37 |
||
JC: BARAGWANATH HOSPITAL SCHOOL |
15 |
15 |
||||
JC: PUMELELA TRAINING CENTRE |
37 |
37 |
37 |
|||
JC: RANDEORSKOOL |
51 |
51 |
||||
JE: JOHANNESBURG EAST INSTITUTIONS |
JE: DOUG WHITEHEAD SCHOOL |
17 |
17 |
17 |
||
JE: FOREST TOWN SCHOOL |
31 |
31 |
||||
JE: JOHANNESBURG HOSPITAL SCHOOL |
49 |
49 |
49 |
|||
JE: SIZWE HOSPITAL SCHOOL |
3 |
3 |
||||
JE: ST VINCENT SCHOOL |
39 |
39 |
||||
JN: JOHANNESBURG NORTH INSTITUTIONS |
JN: CASA DO SOL SCHOOL |
14 |
14 |
|||
JN: CORONATIONVILLE TRAINING CENTRE |
12 |
12 |
12 |
|||
JN: DELTAPARK SKOOL |
43 |
43 |
43 |
|||
JN: HOPE SCHOOL. |
20 |
20 |
20 |
|||
JN: RANDBURG KLINIEK SKOOL |
14 |
14 |
||||
JS: JOHANNESBURG SOUTH INSTITUTIONS |
JS: FRANCES VORWERGSKOOL |
35 |
35 |
35 |
||
JS: JISWA TRAINING CENTRE |
37 |
37 |
37 |
|||
JS: MC KHARBAI SCHOOL |
41 |
41 |
41 |
41 |
||
JS: THE HAMLET TRAINING CENTRE |
27 |
27 |
27 |
|||
JW: JOHANNESBURG WEST INSTITUTIONS |
JW: ALBERTINA SISULU CENTRE |
22 |
22 |
22 |
||
JW: LANTERN SKOOL |
49 |
49 |
49 |
|||
JW: MEZODO TECHINAL CENTRE |
26 |
26 |
||||
JW: PUMLA SCHOOL |
26 |
26 |
26 |
|||
JW: SIZWILE SCHOOL |
33 |
33 |
33 |
|||
JW: THE GATEWAY SCHOOL |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|
TW: PRINSHOFSKOOL |
4 |
4 |
||||
SE: SEDIBENG EAST INSTITUTIONS |
SE: DESTINATA SKOOL |
38 |
38 |
38 |
||
SE: EUREKA SKOOL |
35 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
||
SE: KRUGERLAANSKOOL |
37 |
37 |
37 |
|||
SE: SIBONILE SCHOOL─FOR THE BLIND |
22 |
22 |
||||
SW: SEDIBENG WEST INSTITUTIONS |
SW: THABO-VUYO SCHOOL |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
|
TN: TSHWANE NORTH INSTITUTIONS |
TN: ALMASKOOL |
26 |
26 |
26 |
||
TN: DOMINICAN SCHOOL─FOR THE DEAF |
48 |
48 |
||||
TN: MAGALIES SPECIAL SCHOOL |
45 |
45 |
||||
TN: PROSPECTUS NOVUSSKOOL |
36 |
36 |
36 |
|||
TS: TSHWANE SOUTH INSTITUTIONS |
TS: KWAGGASRANDSKOOL |
45 |
45 |
|||
TS: NUWE HOOP SKOOL |
38 |
38 |
38 |
|||
TS: SONITUS SKOOL |
37 |
37 |
37 |
|||
TS: TRANSVALIASKOOL-SCHOOL |
27 |
27 |
27 |
|||
TS: TSHEGOFATSONG SPECIAL SCHOOL |
34 |
34 |
34 |
|||
TS: UNICASKOOL |
18 |
18 |
||||
TS: VIA NOVA SCHOOL FOR MENTALLY DISABLED |
36 |
36 |
36 |
|||
TW: TSHWANE WEST INSTITUTIONS |
TW: FILADELFIA |
56 |
56 |
56 |
||
TW: PRETORIASKOOL VIR SEREBRAAL GESTREMDES |
38 |
38 |
||||
TW: PRINSHOFSKOOL |
42 |
42 |
||||
TW: REINOTSWE SPECIAL SCHOOL |
14 |
14 |
14 |
|||
TW: SUIDERBERG SCHOOL |
50 |
50 |
||||
KWAZULU/NATAL |
960 |
152 |
481 |
1 210 |
695 |
|
AMATHUBA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
PRO NOBIS SPEC 305065 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
|
BAMBANANI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
UKUKHANYA KOMSINGA SPECIAL 440152 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
BERGVILLE CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
INKANYEZI SPEC 164576 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
||
BHEKUZULU CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
INKANYISO SPEC 304658 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
|
DANHAUSER CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
BUMBISIZWE SPEC 190883 |
22 |
22 |
|||
TUGELA HIGH SPEC 285455 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
||
VUMAMISABELO SPEC 337662 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
||
YWCA SPEC 298220 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
|||
DURBAN CENTRAL CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
DAYDAWN SPEC 120361 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
||
DURBAN DEAF SPEC 125467 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
||
GOLDEN GATEWAY TC SPEC 150627 |
15 |
15 |
||||
GOLDEN HOURS SPEC 150664 |
14 |
14 |
||||
INANDA SPEC 161838 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
|||
THE KENMONT SPEC 281015 |
38 |
38 |
||||
THE REUNION SPEC 281089 |
24 |
24 |
||||
DURBAN NORTH-WEST CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
ETHEMBENI CRI/BLI SPEC 142302 |
32 |
32 |
|||
FULTON SPEC 145632 |
16 |
16 |
||||
KWATHINTWA DEAF SPEC 183853 |
42 |
42 |
||||
RP MOODLEY SPEC 306101 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
|||
THE BROWN'S SPEC 112702 |
31 |
31 |
||||
EMTSHEZI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
KWAZAMOKUHLE SPEC 184075 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
||
INGWAVUMA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
KHULANI SPEC 448810 |
21 |
21 |
|||
MAFUKUZELA-GHANDHI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
AM MOOLLA NOVA SPEC 101232 |
36 |
36 |
36 |
||
GOLDEN STEPS TC SPEC 150775 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
|||
INANDA SPEC 161838 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|||
KHALIPHA SPEC 172975 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
|||
S DASS SPEC 256891 |
15 |
15 |
||||
SUNFIELD HOME SPEC 278758 |
5 |
5 |
||||
TONGAAT SPEC 325452 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
|||
MAHLABATHINI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
NINGIZIMU SPEC 230880 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
||
MAPHUMULO CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
STANGER TC SPEC 277574 |
24 |
24 |
|||
NONGOMA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
MUSA SPEC 448995 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
|
PHUMELELA CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
EKUTHUTHUKENI SPEC 129167 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
||
KHULANGOLWAZI SPEC 221963 |
36 |
36 |
||||
KWAVULINDLEBE SPEC 183890 |
8 |
8 |
||||
NINGIZIMU SPEC 230880 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
|||
OPEN AIR SPEC 244089 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
||
ST RAPHAEL'S SPEC 276760 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
|||
WEST PARK SPEC 295630 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
||
SAYIDI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
SCHOLA AMORIS SPEC 259407 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
||
SCOTTBURGH CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
HARDING CRI SPEC 153883 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
||
ST MARTIN DEPORRES SPEC 276131 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
|||
UBUMBANO CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
ARTHUR BLAXALL SPEC 103563 |
26 |
26 |
|||
EKUKHANYENI SPEC 128686 |
29 |
29 |
||||
HS EBRAHIM TC SPEC 152958 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
|||
PETER PAN SPEC 247123 |
13 |
13 |
||||
ST CHRISTOPHERS SPEC 275428 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
||
UMSUNDUZI CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT |
ENTOKOZWENI SPEC 138491 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
||
INDALENI:DEAF SPEC 162282 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
|||
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT : CLUSTER A |
MASISIZANE SPEC 326747 |
9 |
9 |
|||
STHANDIWE SPECIAL SCHOOL 410922 |
7 |
7 |
||||
THEMBIMFUNDO SPECIAL 489621 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
||
VULEKA BLIND SPEC 293484 |
43 |
43 |
||||
UTHUNGULU DISTRICT : CLUSTER B |
THUTHUKANI SPEC 283790 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
LIMPOPO PROVINCE |
342 |
218 |
209 |
559 |
393 |
|
BOCHUM WEST CIRCUIT OFFICE |
HELENE FRANZ SECONDARY |
33 |
33 |
33 |
||
RATANANG SPECIAL |
28 |
28 |
28 |
|||
DIMANO CIRCUIT OFFICE |
BANA-BATHARI SCHOOL |
21 |
21 |
21 |
||
DZINDI CIRCUIT OFFICE |
TSHILIDZINI SCHOOL |
41 |
41 |
41 |
41 |
|
ELLISRAS CIRCUIT OFFICE |
SEDIBENG SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF |
9 |
9 |
|||
HLOGOTLOU CIRCUIT OFFICE |
BOSELE SCHOOL |
39 |
39 |
39 |
39 |
|
KGAKOTLOU CIRCUIT OFFICE |
BENEDICT AND HOPE CENTRE |
12 |
12 |
12 |
||
LEBOWAKGOMO CIRCUIT OFFICE |
MAHLASEDI SPECIAL SCHOOL |
26 |
26 |
26 |
||
MALAMULELE NORTH EAST CIRCUIT OFFICE |
MHINGA SEVERELY MENTAL HANDICAPPED |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
|
MANGOMBE CIRCUIT OFFICE |
PFUNANANI LSEN |
41 |
41 |
|||
MARABA CIRCUIT OFFICE |
SETOTOLWANE SECONDARY |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
|
MAUNE CIRCUIT OFFICE |
PHATLAPHADIMA SCHOOL |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
MMASHADI CIRCUIT OFFICE |
JANE FURSE SPECIAL SCHOOL |
18 |
18 |
18 |
||
MOGODUMO CIRCUIT OFFICE |
SILOE SCHOOL |
19 |
19 |
|||
MOKOPANE CIRCUIT OFFICE |
LEBONE SPECIAL SCHOOL |
4 |
4 |
|||
MOTETEMA CIRCUIT OFFICE |
IPELEGENG DAY-CARE FOR MENTALLY IMPAIRED |
13 |
13 |
13 |
||
MVUDI CIRCUIT OFFICE |
FULUFHELO SCHOOL |
43 |
43 |
|||
NAMAKGALE CIRCUIT OFFICE |
NTHABISENG SPECIAL SCHOOL |
5 |
5 |
5 |
||
NGWARITSI CIRCUIT OFFICE |
MATOBULE SPECIAL SCHOOL |
3 |
3 |
|||
NKOWANKOWA CIRCUIT OFFICE |
LETABA SPECIAL PRIMARY SCHOOL |
18 |
18 |
18 |
||
YINGISANI SCHOOL FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION |
21 |
21 |
21 |
|||
PIETERSBURG CIRCUIT OFFICE |
GRACE AND HOPE CENTRE |
34 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
|
NEW HORIZON SCHOOL |
15 |
15 |
||||
SEKGOSESE WEST CIRCUIT OFFICE |
BOTLOKWA DISABLED LEARNING CENTRE |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
|
SOUTPANSBERG EAST CIRCUIT OFFICE |
RIVONI SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND |
10 |
10 |
|||
SOUTPANSBERG WEST CIRCUIT OFFICE |
TSHILWAVHUSIKU RAZWIMISANI SPECIAL SCHOOL |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
TSHINANE CIRCUIT OFFICE |
GRACE AND LOVE |
11 |
11 |
11 |
||
VLAKFONTEIN CIRCUIT OFFICE |
RETHUSHENG SPECIAL SCHOOL |
2 |
2 |
2 |
||
WARMBATHS CIRCUIT OFFICE |
THUSANANG SPECIAL SCHOOL |
18 |
18 |
|||
MPUMALANGA |
144 |
19 |
128 |
197 |
120 |
|
MDE BOHLABELA INSTITUTIONS |
ESTRALITA SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID) BOH |
21 |
21 |
21 |
||
MDE EHLANZENI INSTITUTIONS |
KAMAGUGU INCLUSIVE SCHOOL (SID) |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
|
SILINDOKUHLE SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID) |
19 |
19 |
19 |
|||
MDE GERT SIBANDE INSTITUTIONS |
MARIETJIE SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID) |
31 |
31 |
31 |
||
OSIZWENI SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID) |
13 |
13 |
13 |
|||
MDE NKANGALA INSTITUTIONS |
MASINAKANE SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID) |
14 |
14 |
|||
PELONOLO SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID) |
8 |
8 |
8 |
|||
PLATORAND SPECIAL SCHOOL (MID) |
26 |
26 |
26 |
|||
THANDUXOLO SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID) |
20 |
20 |
20 |
|||
WOLVENKOP SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID) |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|||
MDE NKANGALA OFFICES |
MANTJEDI SPECIAL SCHOOL (SID) |
9 |
9 |
9 |
||
NORTHERN CAPE |
||||||
FRANCIS BAARD |
BOITUMELO SCHOOL FOR THE SEVERELY MENTAL.HAND* |
23 |
23 |
|||
ELIZABETH CONRADIE (COMB.) |
41 |
41 |
41 |
|||
JANNIE BRINK |
25 |
25 |
||||
RE TLAMELENG SCHOOL-FOR-PHYSICAL HANDICAPPED |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
||
JOHN TAOLE GAETSEWE |
LEARAMELE SPECIAL SCHOOL |
12 |
12 |
|||
NAMAQUA |
KLEINZEE INCLUSIVE SCHOOL |
17 |
17 |
|||
WESTERN CAPE |
89 |
23 |
35 |
141 |
81 |
|
CAPE WINELANDS EDUCATION DISTRICT |
DE LA BAT |
27 |
27 |
27 |
||
DOROTHEA SPECIAL SCHOOL |
21 |
21 |
||||
NUWEHOOP CENTRE |
35 |
35 |
35 |
|||
PIONIER |
21 |
21 |
21 |
|||
EDEN & CENTRAL KAROO EDUCATION DISTRICT |
ELJADA-KAIROS SCHOOL |
20 |
20 |
20 |
||
OUDTSHOORN SCHOOL OF SKILLS |
17 |
17 |
||||
VAN KERVEL SPECIAL SCHOOL |
29 |
29 |
||||
METRO CENTRAL EDUCATION DISTRICT |
ALPHAÄSCHOOL FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN |
12 |
12 |
|||
ASTRA |
23 |
23 |
||||
DOMINIKAANSE GRIMLEY |
16 |
16 |
||||
EROS |
34 |
34 |
||||
MARY KIHN (PRIMARY) |
11 |
11 |
11 |
|||
MOLENBEEK (HIGH) |
12 |
12 |
||||
NOMPUMELELO SKOOL VIR GEESTELIK ERGESTREMDES |
23 |
23 |
||||
SIVIWE SCHOOL OF SKILLS |
27 |
27 |
||||
VERA SCHOOL |
24 |
24 |
||||
VISTA NOVA |
36 |
36 |
36 |
|||
METRO EAST EDUCATION DISTRICT |
CHERE BOTHA CENTRE |
23 |
23 |
|||
JAN KRIEL |
44 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
||
NOLUTHANDO SKOOL VIR DOWES |
43 |
43 |
43 |
43 |
||
PAARL-SCHOOL. |
28 |
28 |
28 |
|||
METRO NORTH EDUCATION DISTRICT |
ATHLONE BLIND |
43 |
43 |
43 |
43 |
|
CAREL DU TOIT CENTRE |
17 |
17 |
||||
FLORIDA(SPECIAL SCHOOL) |
15 |
15 |
||||
TAFELBERG |
32 |
32 |
32 |
|||
METRO SOUTH EDUCATION DISTRICT |
AGAPE |
19 |
19 |
19 |
||
BEACON SCHOOL FOR LSEN |
18 |
18 |
||||
DOMINICAN DEAF |
34 |
34 |
||||
GLENBRIDGE SPECIAL SCHOOL |
10 |
10 |
||||
LENTEGEUR STATE TRAINING CENTRE |
21 |
21 |
||||
MITCHELL'S PLAIN SCHOOL OF SKILLS |
40 |
40 |
||||
OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL FOR LSEN |
7 |
7 |
||||
WEST COAST EDUCATION DISTRICT |
KARITAS SCHOOL |
12 |
12 |
|||
NATIONAL TOTALS |
4130 |
1164 |
2459 |
7325 |
4775 |
(b) (i) and (ii). Information is currently not available at a national level. A request has been sent to all Provincial Education Departments (PED) to provide the information.
2. whether any of the specified schools have the services of (a) speech, (b) occupational and/or (c) physiotherapists; if not, in each case, why not; if so, in each case, what are the relevant details?
(2) (a), (b) and (c) Information is currently not available at a national level. A request has been sent to all Provincial Education Departments (PED) to provide the information.
28 October 2016 - NW2187
Matsepe, Mr CD to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)How many (a) Funza Lushaka bursaries were awarded to students who wish to study in the fields of (i) special educational needs, (ii) braille and (iii) sign language education in each district of each province in the past three academic years and (b) students who completed their studies (i) graduated in each of the specified academic years and (ii) were placed in (aa) special educational needs schools, (bb) schools for the hearing impaired and (cc) schools for the visually impaired; (2) how many of the students who completed their studies were placed in (a) main-stream education and (b) full-service schools?
Reply:
(1) How many (a) Funza Lushaka bursaries were awarded to students who wish to study in the fields of (i) special educational needs, (ii) braille and (iii) sign language education in each district of each province in the past three academic years and (b) students who completed their studies (i) graduated in each of the specified academic years and (ii) were placed in (aa) special educational needs schools, (bb) schools for the hearing impaired and (cc) schools for the visually impaired;
- (a) The priority areas for the Funza Lushaka bursary did not specifically include the fields of special educational needs, braille and sign language education in the past three academic years. This is because universities have not offered the fields of special educational needs, braille and sign language as major subject areas in the Bachelor of Education (B Ed) degree and Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) up to now. However, there are universities that are preparing for the introduction of full programmes in this regard. It is for this reason that the Department has included an emphasis on bursaries for inclusive education in the 2017 Funza Lushaka Policy.
(b) As stated above universities have not offered the fields of special educational needs, braille and sign language as major subject areas in the Bachelor of Education (B Ed) degree and Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) up to now. There are therefore no students who graduated with these as major subject areas.
2. How many of the students who completed their studies were placed in (a) main-stream education and (b) full-service schools?
2. There are no graduates funded by the Funza Lushaka bursary programme with major subjects in special educational needs, braille and sign language that needed to be placed.
28 October 2016 - NW2180
Van Dalen, Mr P to ask the Minister of Energy
Whether the fuel stocks currently housed at the premises of the Strategic Fuel Fund Association will be moved to another location; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) where will the specified fuel stocks be moved to and (b) why?
Reply:
1. No
(a) (b) Not applicable
28 October 2016 - NW1913
Wilson, Ms ER to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1) (a) How many nights did (i) she and (ii) the Deputy Minister stay at the Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga Rocks from 1 January 2015, (b) what was the purpose of each stay in each case and (c) what was the total cost in each case; (2) whether accommodation for any other members of (a) her and/or (b) the Deputy Minister’s delegations were booked in the hotel for the specified period; if not, why not; if so, what (i) were the reasons, (ii) was the total number of nights and (iii) was the total amount paid in each case; (3) whether any travel agents were used to make bookings for (a) accommodation in the specified hotel and/or (b) the travel arrangements in each case; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) which travel agent(s) was/were used in each case and (ii) what are the relevant details? NW2224E
Reply:
(1)(a)(i) With the exception of the 12 June 2016 for which I have already provided a response to the Honourable Member, the only other time I stayed at this hotel was in March 2015 during the Social Work Indaba for four nights at a cheaper Government rate.
(1)(a)(ii) The Deputy Minister did not stay at this hotel
(1)(b) The purpose of the stay was for the official business of the Department of Social Development.
(1)(c) R16 403 .99 for four nights at a cheaper Government rate.
(2) No official of the Department stayed at the Oyster Box as per National Treasury instruction.
(3) Yes, the bookings were made through the service providers appointed to render official travel and accommodation services for the Department of Social Development, namely Wings Naledi and Duma Travel.
28 October 2016 - NW2170
Steenkamp, Ms J to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)Whether the early childhood development centre located at a certain address (details furnished), in Gauteng, has the requisite licence to operate; if not, what action is her department taking in this regard; if so, what is the total number of (a) children in attendance and (b) facilitators employed at the specified centre; (2) whether her department has paid any (a) subsidies and/or (b) other form of funding to the specified centre; if so, what is the total amount that has been paid in each case?
Reply:
1. The Department of Basic Education does not licence Early Childhood Development (ECD), Centres. The Department of Social Development in each of the provinces is responsible for the registration of the centres. The ECD centre in question is in Gauteng and the relevant contact person in the Provincial Department of Social Development is the ECD Director: Ms Keba Ntwampe at 011 227 0092 or [email protected].
(a) As indicated above, the Department of Social Development will be in the position to respond.
(b) The facilitators or practitioners, as they are commonly called, are employed by the centre management and not by the Department of Social Development or Basic Education.
2. (a) This is the responsibility of the Provincial Department of Social Development, who will be in a position to respond. The Department of Basic Education does not provide subsidies to ECD centres.
(b) The Provincial Department of Education in Gauteng does not provide any additional resources, to this ECD centre. NW2490E
28 October 2016 - NW2184
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)(a) How many schools for (i) hearing impaired, (ii) visually impaired and/or (iii) autistic learners were built in each district of each province in the past five financial years, (b) what did each such school cost, (c) how many (i) have been handed over to each provincial department of education and (ii) are currently operational and (d) what are the enrolment numbers at each of the specified schools; (2) whether any additional schools for hearing impaired, visually impaired and/or autistic learners are still in the process of being built in each district of each province; if so, by what date is each such school expected to be finished?
Reply:
The information has been requested from all the nine (9) Provincial Education Departments and will be provided as a soon as it is received. It is however, suggested that the information be sought through a Member of the Provincial Legislature as basic education is a concurrent competency.
27 October 2016 - NW2008
James, Dr WG to ask the Minister of Health
(1)(a) How many clinical associates have (i) graduated and (ii) entered the job market in the (aa) 2012, (bb) 2013, (cc) 2014 and (dd) 2015 calendar years and (b) from which institutions did each of the specified clinical associates graduate; (2) what are the pay scales of clinical associates; (3) (a) when will he sign the scope of practice for clinical associates and (b) what are the full reasons for the delay in signing the specified scope of practice?
Reply:
(1) (a) The following table reflects the details in this regard
(i) Number of graduates
Total Graduates per University |
|||||||
|
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Total |
Walter Sisulu University |
23 |
24 |
21 |
31 |
15 |
36 |
150 |
Witwatersrand University |
0 |
25 |
27 |
52 |
50 |
22 |
176 |
University of Pretoria |
0 |
44 |
81 |
65 |
60 |
68 |
318 |
Total |
23 |
93 |
129 |
148 |
125 |
126 |
644 |
*This table only indicates graduates who graduated at the end of each year |
|
|
(ii) (aa) 2012, (bb) 2013, (cc) 2014, (dd) 2015
Total Graduates currently in the job market (Information received from the Twinning Centre who maintain the database of Clinical Associates)
Total graduates currently employed by Provincial Departments |
|
Gauteng |
143 |
Free State |
22 |
Limpopo |
21 |
North West |
61 |
Mpumalanga |
73 |
Western Cape (Not participating in the Programme) 6 Clinical Associates working in private and NGOs |
6 |
Eastern Cape |
103 |
Northern Cape |
4 |
Kwazulu-Natal |
54 |
Total |
487 |
(b) Walter Sisulu University
Witwatersrand University
University of Pretoria
(2) Clinical Associates are currently on salary scale level 7 (seven).
(3) (a) The Scope of Practice will be signed as soon as all due processes have been completed.
(b) This being a new cadre it was critical that all relevant stakeholders be afforded an opportunity to give inputs into the draft regulations. In addition the document had to be technically reviewed by the line manager/department, as well as the Legal Unit in the Department and the Chief State Law Adviser to ensure compliance to the applicable legislative prescripts following incorporation of public comments and recommendation by the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
END.
27 October 2016 - NW2135
Lotriet, Prof A to ask the Minister of Science and Technology
(1)Whether an implementation plan for multi-wavelength astronomy has been submitted by the National Research Foundation to her department; if not, why not; if so, (a) when was the specific plan submitted and (b) what are the further relevant details; (2) whether in the budget allocation to the SA Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) has been increased as a result of the specified plan; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) what is the status of the student programme at the SAAO in terms of being continued or discontinued?
Reply:
1. The NRF submitted the Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Multi-Wavelength Astronomy to the DST in November 2015 and it was approved by the DST Executive Committee in March 2016. The Implementation Plan outlines the proposed programmatic focus and consequent financial implications for astronomy initiatives in South Africa, and it was approved as a framework within which various astronomy-related interventions, projects and programmes could be initiated, subject to the availability of funds.
The roll-out of the Plan will be jointly considered on an ongoing basis between the NRF and the DST, taking into account the available financial allocations and the level of support for astronomy within the overall DST and NRF portfolio.
(2) The Implementation Plan of the National Strategy for Multi-Wavelength Astronomy prioritises an increase in the parliamentary grant of the SAAO as the most important need for astronomy outside the MeerKAT/SKA budget. However due to the current economic conditions there has not been an increase in the current baseline allocation to the SAAO. A budget of R40 million has been allocated over the next three years from the DST Infrastructure budget, commencing from the 2016/17 financial year, for IT and infrastructure refurbishments, upgrades and new acquisitions. Although this funding will somewhat alleviate the facility’s current funding constraints and see to some basic needs of upkeep, it does not address the need for additional funding for operations and other programmes in the observatory. In this context the student programme at SAAO remains discontinued until it is feasible to increase the allocation to the SAAO for this purpose.
26 October 2016 - NW2181
Motau, Mr SC to ask the Minister in the Presidency
(a) What is the (i) annual retainer and (ii) daily meeting fee paid to each National Planning Commission (NPC) commissioner, (b) how many times a year does the NPC meet and (c) what are the conditions of service of the specified commissioners?
Reply:
The Annual Retainer (AR) for the Deputy Chair of the National Planning Commission is R 96 900 and for other Commissioners R86 700. Daily Meeting Fee for the performance of work related to the National Planning Commission by Commissioners is broken down into four categories as follows:
Rates Description |
Purpose |
Amount R |
Category A |
Deputy Chair – for time taken to prepare for, and attend full plenary meetings |
9 500 |
Category B |
Commissioners - for time taken to prepare for, and attend full plenary meetings |
8 500 |
Category C |
Deputy Chair - for time taken to prepare for, and attend half-day meetings (Working Group/Task Team meetings) |
4 750 |
Category D |
Commissioners - for time taken to prepare for, and attend half-day meetings (Working Group/Task Team meetings) |
4 250 |
The National Planning Commission usually meets once a month, however, additional meetings may be held depending on need. Commissioners also attend Task Team meetings whose output is refined in the Work Streams in preparation for discussion in the NPC Plenary. These are held depending on need as per each’s work programme of action.
The Conditions of Service of the Commissioners is primarily, to advise the President, Government and the rest of the country on all matters relating to the long-term development of the country.
26 October 2016 - NW2177
Mazzone, Ms NW to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
What are the (a) full terms, (b) timelines, (c) costs and (d) other conditions of the latest credit agreement to the amount of US$500 million that was signed between the China Development Bank and Eskom recently; (2) whether the specified terms will be the same for the next expected instalment of US$4,5 billion from the specified bank; if not, (a) why not and (b) what terms will change; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
(1) The purpose of the loan is to finance the Capital Expenditure Programme.
(a) The amount of the loan is US$500 million. The loan will be disbursed in US dollars in one single disbursement after the fulfilment of conditions precedent to the drawdown.
(b) The loan is a Three (3) year facility with the last repayment of capital on the 3rd October 2019 (3 years from the signing date of the credit agreement – 3rd October 2016). Repayments are quarterly starting from the 3rd January 2017.
(c) This information is confidential as it contains commercial terms between the parties and therefore it cannot be disclosed.
(d) This information is confidential as it contains commercial terms between the parties and therefore it cannot be disclosed.
(2) This facility is currently under negotiation between the parties. The details of the commercial terms and conditions of the loan will however remain confidential between the parties.
26 October 2016 - NW2172
Maimane, Mr MA to ask the Minister in the Presidency
What was the total financial cost to the State for all litigation involving the non-security upgrades at the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma’s, private homestead in Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal?
Reply:
The Presidency Annual Report (2015-2016) with the Financial Statements, was tabled in Parliament on 29 September 2016. The financial statements that are prepared by the accounting officer, are prepared in accordance with Modified Cash Standards prescribed by National Treasury and the requirement of Public Finance Management Act (Act No. 1 of 1999). The financial statements allow the grouping of some transactions and therefore do not allow for identification of transactions that can be related to this question.
26 October 2016 - NW1656
Masango, Ms B to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)(a) What was the purpose of her trip when she stayed at the Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga Rocks, Durban, on 12 June 2016, (b) how much did the specified trip cost and (c) who paid for the specified trip; (2) whether any other persons accompanied her on the specified trip; if not, why not; if so, (a) who accompanied her on the specified trip and (b) what are the reasons for the specified persons’ attendance?
Reply:
I was attending a Project Mikondzo outreach in Umlazi Township in my official duty as the Minister of Social Development, and I was accompanied by my Personal Assistant.
I was meant to return to Pretoria on the same day, due to the fact that the function ended very late I stayed overnight at the Oyster Box Hotel because at the time of making the booking the travel agency could not secure a cheaper hotel that offers government rates.
26 October 2016 - NW1659
Wilson, Ms ER to ask the Minister of Social Development
(1)Whether the investigation launched in March 2016 into alleged foster grant fraud in the Empangeni SA Social Security Agency offices in KwaZulu-Natal has been completed yet; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will it be completed; if so, (i) what were the main findings and (ii) what action has she taken to implement disciplinary procedures to date; (2) whether any staff members were suspended as a result of the specified investigation; if so, (a) what are their (i) names and (ii) designations and (b) for what period has each of the specified staff members been suspended; (3) are the specified staff members receiving their full salaries while on suspension; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) why and (b) for how long will the specified staff members receive their full salaries while on suspension?
Reply:
1 (a) This investigation is not yet completed as it requires intense perusal of documents, schools visits and homesteads as well as engagement with external stakeholders to obtain information.
(b) It is anticipated that the investigation will be completed by 30 November 2016. Some of the phases involved in the process; which are the formal suspension and the construction of charges for each individual official: have been finalized. We will now be serving them with notices for disciplinary hearing which will contain their charges. Disciplinary proceedings will then commence in the first week of October 2016.
(i) The main findings thus far are as follows:
- Court orders and proceedings issued without the children's court hearing.
- Court documents are generated in the office.
- Ethical erosion (accepting bribery, no tinge of conscience and sensitivity towards working with vulnerable groups)
- Trend of revolving children when exiting the system to add younger children to prolong the duration of receiving the foster care grant (ghost children)
- Noncompliance to Legislative mandates and Policies relating to Social Services Profession and Social Welfare Service delivery: Social Workers practicing without professional registration with the Council.
(ii) We are implementing disciplinary action against 27 employees implicated to the alleged foster care grant fraud.
2. (a) All the 27 officials implicated to the alleged foster care grant fraud are precautionally suspended.
- The names of the officials will be provided once the investigation is finalized by 30th November 2016.
- All the 27 officials implicated to the alleged foster care grant fraud are Social Workers.
(b) These officials were precautionary suspended from the 17th August 2016 pending the outcome of the investigation.
3. Yes, the specified staff members are receiving their full salaries while on suspension and this is within the labour law.
(a) The Disciplinary Code and Procedure for the Public Service makes provision of a suspension of an employee as a precautionary measure which does not constitute judgment, and must be on full pay.
(b) Employees will receive their full salaries until disciplinary processes have been finalized. The Code stipulates that where an employee is suspended, a disciplinary enquiry must be held within 60 days. It is envisaged that the hearings of these employees will be set for the first week of October 2016 and it is envisaged that the process will be completed within 90 days.
25 October 2016 - NW1767
Majola, Mr TR to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
(1)(a) Which training programmes were offered by the Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) in the (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015 calendar years, (b) what was each such programme’s (i) intended and (ii) actual dates of completion and (c) what were the costs in each case; (2) whether the position of Corporate Services Manager at TETA was advertised before being filled; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) what is the average time taken between the departure of a staff member and the appointment of a replacement staff member at TETA?
Reply:
1. The mandate of the Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) is to facilitate training within the transport sector through accredited training providers. A list of interventions for years 2013, 2014 and 2015 calendar years are contained in Appendix A. This also includes the planned and actual dates of completion, and the costs for each category of interventions.
2. Yes. The position of Corporate Services Manager was advertised in the Job Portal during August 2011.
3. The average time taken between the departure of a staff member and the appointment of a replacement staff member is three months.
COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS: Mr M Ngubane
EXT: 5896
DIRECTOR – GENERAL
STATUS:
DATE:
QUESTION 1767 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED
Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
STATUS:
DATE:
25 October 2016 - NW1186
Lorimer, Mr JR to ask the Minister of Mineral Resources
(a) What are the (i) names of each of his advisors and (ii) relevant details of their (aa) professional qualifications, (bb) experience and (cc) previous employers and (b) what is the (i) job description, (ii) date of hiring and (iii) length of contract of each specified advisor?
Reply:
The Minister has two advisors, Mr Malcolm Mabaso and Advocate Zarina Kellerman (BA, LLB, FA ARb, ACI Arb, CEDR UK). Between them, the Minister’s advisors have a wealth of knowledge and experience (spanning over 25 years collectively) in the commercial, legal, governance and mining sectors. They advise Minister on the political environment, legal and regulatory environment, compliance matters and corporate and commercial sectors. Mr Mabaso is a businessman and entrepreneur, having owned and run a number of companies and Advocate Kellerman’s CV is already a matter of public record. Mr Mabaso was employed in October 2015 and Advocate Kellerman in April 2016. Both advisors’ contracts are linked to that of the Minister, with a contractual period of 3 years.
Approved/not approved
Mr MJ Zwane
Minister of Mineral Resources
Date Submitted:-……………/………………/2016
24 October 2016 - NW1958
Boshoff, Ms SH to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1)How many female learners enrolled for Grade 8 in each district and province in the (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015 academic years; (2) (a) how many female learners dropped out of Grades (i) 8, (ii) 9, (iii) 10, (iv) 11 and (v) 12 and (b) how many of the specified learners (i) returned to complete their respective grades and (ii) managed to complete their Grade 12 in each district and province in the specified academic years?
Reply:
(1)(a)(b)(c) – The detailed response is attached as Annexure A.
(2)(a)(ii(iii)(iv) – The data is not available per grade.
(2)(a)(v) and (2)(b)(i)(ii) – The detailed response is attached as Annexure B.
24 October 2016 - NW1787
Brauteseth, Mr TJ to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether, in line with recommendation 6 of the report of the Ministerial Task Team to Investigate Allegations into the Selling of Posts of Educators by Members of Teacher Unions and Departmental Officials in Provincial Education Departments, she intends to take away the powers of School Governing Bodies to make recommendations for the appointment of educators in post level 2 and above; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) when will the (i) SA Schools Act, Act 84 of 1996, as amended and (ii) Employment of Educators Act, Act 76 of 1998, as amended, be amended in this regard?
Reply:
The nature of the recommendations is such that some are acted on by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and others are acted upon by the Provincial Education Departments. However, some recommendations such as the one in question where regulatory changes are necessary require a process that needs to be undertaken with view to finalisation. The Minister has considered the recommendations and subjected them to a sector intensive internal review such as consultation with key stakeholders in the sector. Changes to legislation will be effected after the due process of consultation.
19 October 2016 - NW2142
Hill-Lewis, Mr GG to ask the Minister of Trade and Industry
Noting the circumstances around the resignation of the Chief Executive Officer of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications, (a) how will he ensure that the current backlog in the processing of the applications for a Letter of Authority is dealt with as speedily as possible and (b) what is the time frame for handling the specified backlog?
Reply:
(a) An Acting CEO; Advocate Edward Mamadisi, from the Legal Services section of the dti, has been appointed and commenced duties on Monday 17th October. Advocate Mamadisi will be supported by staff from within the dti and the process will be the subject of an oversight process led by the Group COO and the Deputy Director General; Industrial Development Division.
(b) Based on a thorough assessment of the backlog of applications; existing capacity and operational constraints a target date for dealing with the backlog will be ascertained and communicated, if it is at variance with the date given to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry.
18 October 2016 - NW1763
Bozzoli, Prof B to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
How many international trips were undertaken by (i) the chief executive officer, (ii) each executive and (iii) each board member of the Transport Education and Training Authority in the (aa) 2015 and (bb) 2016 calendar years, (b) how much did each specified trip cost and (c) what was the (i) purpose and (ii) detailed itinerary in each case?
Reply:
- (i) Chief Executive Officer
Name and Position |
(aa) Official International Trips 2015 |
(bb) Official International Trips 2016 |
Mrs Maphefo Anno-Frempong – Chief Executive Officer |
4 |
4 |
(ii) Executives
Name and Position |
(aa) Official International Trips 2015 |
(bb) Official International Trips 2016 |
Mr Khotso Ndjwili-Potele - Chief Operations Officer |
1 |
0 |
Mr Simon Ndukwana - Chief Financial Officer |
1 |
1 |
Mr Famanda Shirindza - Executive Corporate Services Manager |
0 |
2 |
Advocate Arthur Maisela - Company Secretary |
2 |
4 |
(iii) Board members
Name and Position |
(aa) Official International Trips 2015 |
(bb) Official International Trips 2016 |
Mr Japie Kruger - Board Member |
1 |
0 |
Ms Trudy Sebastian - Board Member |
1 |
0 |
Mr Lionel Ritson - Board Member |
1 |
0 |
Mr Macolive Oldjohn - Board Member |
1 |
0 |
Ms Lorraine Wentzell - Board Member |
1 |
0 |
Mr Thulani Mbatha - Board Member |
1 |
0 |
Ms Veronica Mesatywa - Board Member |
1 |
0 |
Mr Wyndham Evans - Board Member |
1 |
0 |
Mr Ntebaleng Setlako - Board Member |
2 |
0 |
Ms Maryna du Plessis - Board Member |
1 |
0 |
Mr Saki Tlou - Board Member |
1 |
1 |
Mr Lucky Kolobe - Board Member |
1 |
1 |
(b) and (c)
Name and Position |
Trip |
|
(c)(i) Purpose |
(c)(ii) Itinerary |
Mrs Maphefo Anno-Frempong – Chief Executive Officer |
Brazil |
R101 887.00 |
Attending World Skills Competition |
Appendix A1 |
Singapore and Malaysia |
R153 765.00 |
WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme |
Appendix A2 |
|
Sweden |
R114 215.00 |
Attending World Maritime University (WMU) Graduation, Meeting with Lund University and meeting with SA cohorts of students |
Appendix A3 |
|
United Kingdom (UK) |
R192 899.00 |
Attending the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as part of the delegation of the Deputy Minister of Transport |
Appendix A4 |
|
United States of America (USA) |
R154 560.00 |
Attending TETA International Executive Development Programme (IEDP) Global Immersion |
Appendix A5 |
|
Singapore and Netherlands |
R223 949.00 |
Attending TETA International Leadership Development Programme (ILDP) Global Immersion. |
Appendix A6 |
|
UK and Panama |
R158 205.00 |
Meeting with Cranfield University and Plymouth University on Sector Leadership / Executive Development Programmes Meeting with Mossack - Fonseca Law Firm on Fidentia Matters The Panama leg of this trip is an investigation on Fidentia matter which is a subject of litigation. This was undertaken in conjunction with PWC. |
Appendix A7 |
|
Netherlands |
R134 727.00 |
Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) and Department of Transport to assess the Dutch Roads Safety Strategy |
Appendix A10 |
Mr Khotso Ndjwili-Potele - Chief Operations Officer |
Singapore and Malaysia |
R153 765.00 |
WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme |
Appendix A2 |
Mr Simon Ndukwana - Chief Financial Officer |
Singapore and Malaysia |
R153 765.00 |
WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme |
Appendix A2 |
Philippines |
R76 551.03 |
Panel of judges in Students for Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) |
Appendix A8 |
|
Mr Famanda Shirindza - Executive Corporate Services Manager |
USA |
R154 360.00 |
International Executive Development Programme – Immersion |
Appendix A5 |
Singapore and Netherlands |
R76 276.00 |
International Leadership Development Programme (ILDP) – Immersion |
Appendix A6 |
|
Adv Arthur Maisela - Company Secretary |
UK-Scotland |
R57 475.00 |
Commonwealth Law Conference |
Appendix A9 |
Singapore and Malaysia |
R153 765.00 |
WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme |
Appendix A2 |
|
Mozambique - Maputo |
R37 880.00 |
Rio Tinto Investigation – Indub Litigation |
Part of PWC Forensic investigation and a subject of ongoing litigation. |
|
Mozambique - Tete |
R14 063. 00 |
Signature of Affidavit by Rio Tinto Employee in favour of TETA |
Part of PWC Forensic investigation and a subject of ongoing litigation. |
|
UK/Panama |
R178 205.00 |
Meetings with Cranfield University and Plymouth Universities in UK on Sector Leadership / Executive Development Programmes Panama: Meeting with Mossack - Fonseca Law Firm on Fidentia Matters |
Appendix A7 |
|
Mr Japie Kruger - Board Member |
Singapore and Malaysia |
R153 765.00 |
WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme |
Appendix A2 |
Ms Trudy Sebastian - Board Member |
Singapore and Malaysia |
R153 765.00 |
WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme |
Appendix A2 |
Mr Lionel Ritson - Board Member |
Singapore and Malaysia |
R153 765.00 |
WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme |
Appendix A2 |
Mr Macolive Oldjohn - Board Member |
Singapore and Malaysia |
R153 765.00 |
WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme |
Appendix A2 |
Ms Lorraine Wentzell - Board Member |
Singapore and Malaysia |
R153 765.00 |
WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme |
Appendix A2 |
Mr Thulani Mbatha - Board Member |
Singapore and Malaysia |
R153 765.00 |
WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme |
Appendix A2 |
Ms Veronica Mesatywa - Board Member |
Singapore and Malaysia |
R153 765.00 |
WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme |
Appendix A2 |
Mr Wyndham Evans - Board Member |
Singapore and Malaysia |
R153 765.00 |
WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme |
Appendix A2 |
Mr Ntebaleng Setlako - Board Member |
Singapore and Malaysia |
R153 765.00 |
WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme |
Appendix A2 |
Sweden |
R107 800.00 |
Graduation Ceremony of WMU Cohorts of TETA sponsored students |
Appendix A3 |
|
Ms Maryna du Plessis - Board Member |
Singapore and Malaysia |
R153 765.00 |
WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme |
Appendix A2 |
Mr Saki Tlou - Board Member |
Singapore and Malaysia |
R153 765.00 |
WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme |
Appendix A2 |
Singapore and Netherlands |
R223 949.00 |
International Leadership Development Programme (ILDP) –Immersion |
Appendix A6 |
|
Mr Lucky Kolobe - Board Member |
Singapore and Malaysia |
R153 765.00 |
WITS Business School Strategic International Board Leadership Programme |
Appendix A2 |
United States of America |
R154 360.00 |
International Executive Development Programme - Immersion |
Appendix A5 |
COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS:
EXT:
DIRECTOR – GENERAL
STATUS:
DATE:
QUESTION 1763 APPROVED/NOT APPROVED/AMENDED
Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
STATUS:
DATE:
18 October 2016 - NW634
Mbete, Ms B to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration
(a) How many (i) deputy directors (ii) directors (iii) chief directors (iv) deputy directors-general and (v) directors-general were employed in all national departments in 2009 and (b) how many of the specified managers were employed by the end of 2015?
Reply:
1. The number of permanent employees on salary levels 11 to 15, as well as all permanent and contract appointments on salary levels 16 in all national departments as in March 2009 and January 2016 are displayed in the table below.
Number of employees in the Public Service by Management and Salary level |
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as in March 2009 and January 2016 |
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Salary Level |
2009 |
2016 |
11 |
2464 |
2662 |
12 |
5256 |
5960 |
13 |
2599 |
3572 |
14 |
843 |
1279 |
15 |
201 |
281 |
16 |
59 |
74 |
Data Source: PERSAL |
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Compiled by the DPSA Excluding Defence |
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